Monthly Data

Key Messages

May to June 2024

The Basel Plastic Waste Amendments were enacted on January 1, 2021.

The E.U., U.K., Japan, and Canada initially reduced plastic waste exports to Non-OECD countries in January 2021, but exports have significantly increased since then.

E.U. has increased plastic waste exports to Non-OECD countries to higher than 2020 levels, from an average of 39.6 million kg/month in 2021 to 76.7 million kg/month in May 2024.

Japan plastic waste exports to Non-OECD are increasing back up to 2020 levels:

Japan increased from 22 million kg/month in January 2021 to 59.4 million kg/month in June 2024 to Non-OECD Countries.

U.K. Exports to Turkey increased from 0.5 million kg/month in June 2021 to 13.7 million kg/month in June 2024.

U.K. Exports could be routed through the Netherlands to Non-OECD countries. U.K. Exports to the Netherlands were 10.9 million kg/month in June 2024.